Resumen

CORDOBA, Silvia Patricia  y  PEREZ, Emilia Constanza. The Entomologic Collection of the Instituto-Fundación Miguel Lillo, Tucumán, Argentina. Acta Zool. Mex [online]. 2021, vol.37, e3712413.  Epub 21-Feb-2022. ISSN 2448-8445.  https://doi.org/10.21829/azm.2021.3712413.

The Entomological Collection of the Miguel Lillo Foundation-Institute (IFML) preserves and guards the material deposited there, to facilitate study by the entire current and future scientific community. It holds 6,500,000 specimens of the orders Blattodea, Coleoptera, Collembola, Dermaptera, Diptera, Embioptera, Ephemeroptera, Hemiptera, Hymenoptera, Isoptera, Mecoptera, Megaloptera, Lepidoptera, Neuroptera, Odonata, Orthoptera, Phthiraptera, Plecoptera, Psocoptera, Thysanoptera, Trichoptera and Zygentoma. The entomological collection of the I-FML preserves 11,216 specimens of the types series assigned to 2,185 species, mainly from the Neotropic, in addition to specimens from various parts of the world. It is made up of the entomological collection preserved dry and in alcohol, in two rooms equipped for the protection and conservation of the material. It is a benchmark for the biodiversity of neotropical insects and was founded in 1944 based on the material collected by Dr. Miguel Lillo. The objective of this paper is to present in general way, the entomological collection of the I-FML, its organization, characteristics, current situation and future perspectives. Given its importance, both for the scientific community and for society in general, it is necessary to guarantee the conservation of the specimens deposited in it.

Palabras llave : South America; Neotropical region; insects; conservation; specimens; biodiversity.